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NewsNext property director Andrew Varley to depart after 27 years
Next property director Andrew Varley is to step down from the company next year after 27 years at the retailer.
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NewsOnline sales up 16% in April as pureplays outperform multichannel retailers
Online sales increased 16% in April driven in particular by the beer, wine and spirits category.
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NewsAmazon under fire over tax bill
Amazon UK paid £2.4m in corporate taxes last year on sales of £4.3bn, a rate of less than 0.1%, the online retail giant’s accounts show.
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NewsCold weather hits Wickes as like-for-likes slump 6.1%
Travis Perkins’ consumer arm, which largely comprises Wickes, experienced a 6.1% decline in like-for-like sales for the four months to April 30.
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NewsDixons in 'best shape' as it gains market share from collapsed Comet
Dixons Retail is in the “best position it has been in for many years” following market share gains after the collapse of rival electricals retailer Comet last year.
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Parkson appoints Toh Peng Koon as chief executive
Parkson has appointed Toh Peng Koon as chief executive of its Singapore-listed subsidiary Parkson Retail Asia.Toh, who has been with the group for 25 years, will oversee expansion of its South Asian operations.The company said Toh was instrumental in the growth of the retail business in Malaysia and would play ...
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CP All reports first-quarter revenue increase
CP All has reported first-quarter revenue of Bt52.9bn (£1.16bn), up 18.4% as a result of 7-Eleven store expansion in Thailand, growth in average same-store sales and an increase in other operating income.During the quarter 219 new 7-Eleven convenience stores were opened, passing the milestone of 7,000 stores in Thailand at ...
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Esprit hires more staff from Inditex in restructure
Esprit has hired more staff from Inditex. Chief executive Jose Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez, who joined from Inditex last September, said it was vital to revamp the brand and provide value for money and that it would take 18 months to restructure Esprit.Martinez was distribution and operations director at Inditex with ...
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AnalysisEditorial content online: What do retailers need to know?
Sports Direct has gone one step further than integrating editorial content into its retail site and has launched a standalone sports news website.
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AnalysisMy retail life: Peter Marsh, Chief executive, Planet Organic
Peter Marsh, Chief executive of organic supermarket Planet Organic, speaks to Retail Week about his life working in retail.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Etail ideas for the ultimate user experience
Ecommerce has come a long way in the last decade. Lucy Fisher finds out which retail sites are leading the way from the customer’s perspective.
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OpinionComment: Grocer Morrisons needs to keep pace with competition
A minus sign in front of a retailer’s like-for-like sales figures does not prompt investors to fill their shopping trolleys with stock.
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OpinionComment: UK retailers can find success trading overseas
For the past four weeks I’ve travelled around the world: Hong Kong, Australia and the Americas, South and North.
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AnalysisVideo: M&S style director Belinda Earl on the autumn/winter range
Marks & Spencer style director Belinda Earl discusses how Marks & Spencer is putting quality and fashionability at the heart of its clothing offer at its press preview in May.
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NewsAlliance Boots prepares for overseas etail drive
Health and beauty retailer Alliance Boots is to kick-start online overseas expansion as part of plans to make Boots a global brand.
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NewsTopshop owner Arcadia signs up to Bangladesh safety Accord
Topshop owner Arcadia has signed up to the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh joining a raft of retailers which have pledged their support to the new code.
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NewsGovernment rules out visa change but vows to steamline process for Chinese shoppers
Immigration minister Mark Harper MP has struck a blow to the retail sector by ruling out adopting the same visa as Europe which would make it easier for lucrative Chinese shoppers to come to the UK.
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NewsJohn Lewis to open new store in Oxford by 2017
The department store has unveiled plans to open a new three storey store in Oxford in 2017.
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GalleryIn pictures: M&S autumn 2013 – Verdict's top picks
Verdict Research senior retail analyst Honor Westnedge selects the highlights from Marks & Spencer’s new Autumn/Winter 2013 seen as crucial to chief executive Marc Bolland’s plans to turnaround its womenswear performance.
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OpinionComment: M&S turns on style but can it turn on customers?
Marks & Spencer hosted its much anticipated autumn/winter clothing preview, the first ranges under direction of the new clothing team and perhaps Marc Bolland’s last attempt at turning its general merchandise arm of the business back to growth after seven consecutive quarters of sales decline.